What passenger information is needed to book a flight on Delta?

The passenger name when booking your reservation is required to be the same as the Secure Flight full name provided to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Please ensure this name matches your government-issued identification that you will present at the airport when traveling.



When booking a flight on Delta Air Lines in 2026, you will need to provide standard personal and security information. For a basic domestic booking, this includes your Full Name (exactly as it appears on your government-issued ID), Date of Birth, and Gender for TSA Secure Flight requirements. You also need a Contact Email and Phone Number. For international flights, you will additionally need your Passport Number, expiration date, and country of issuance. Delta also highly encourages providing your SkyMiles number at booking to ensure you earn miles and status credits. If you are entering the U.S. or traveling internationally, you may be prompted to provide "Contact Tracing" details, such as a local address. Using the Fly Delta app or the "Delta FlyReady" tool can help you pre-verify these documents to save significant time at the airport.

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If you don't have any acceptable alternate form of ID, a TSA employee will ask you to complete an identity verification process by filling out a TSA Form 415, also known as a Certification of Identity form. It asks for your full name, current address, signature and date.

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Standard driver license, permit or non-driver ID card
a Federal REAL ID driver license, permit or non-driver ID card. Remember, you will need a Passport to fly to other countries.

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Adult passengers 18 and older must show valid identification at the airport checkpoint in order to travel. Beginning May 7, 2025, if you plan to use your state-issued ID or license to fly within the U.S., make sure it is REAL ID compliant.

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That's unless there were some kind of extraordinary circumstances which gave Delta Airlines no choice but to cancel the flight. The law accepts that airlines should only pay compensation when they are at fault — but they must still ensure passengers reach their final destination or get a full refund for the flight.

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The REAL ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005, requires US travelers flying domestically to show TSA agents either a security-enhanced driver's license or ID card or another TSA-approved form of identification, such as a passport.

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